Oceans
'One of a kind': calls to protect Alabama's 60,000-year-old underwater forest
Efforts are under way to designate site of submerged forest off the Alabama coast a marine sanctuary
Paola Rosa-Aquino
20, Jan, 2021 @10:30 AM
NGOs demand action not promises as EU accused of ‘failing to protect seas’
Environmental groups propose urgent plan to stop overfishing and safeguard marine life, as existing laws go unenforced
Karen McVeigh
18, Jan, 2021 @6:30 AM
Why are ocean warming records so important?
If we want to understand global heating, we have to examine ocean temperature trends
John Abraham
13, Jan, 2021 @9:00 AM
Climate crisis: record ocean heat in 2020 supercharged extreme weather
Scientists say temperatures likely to be increasing faster than at any time in past 2,000 years
Damian Carrington Environment editor
13, Jan, 2021 @9:00 AM
Baby sharks emerge from egg cases earlier and weaker in oceans warmed by climate crisis
Weaker sharks are less effective hunters, which can upset the balance of the ecosystem, say authors of study into impacts of hotter oceans
Graham Readfearn
12, Jan, 2021 @9:00 AM
'Loophole' will let UK continue to ship plastic waste to poorer countries
Post-Brexit regulation doesn’t match new EU rules to tackle ocean pollution, despite UK being Europe’s largest plastic waste producer
Karen McVeigh
12, Jan, 2021 @6:30 AM
Child labour, toxic leaks: the price we could pay for a greener future
Our mission to create cleaner living using natural resources could itself cause widespread environmental harm, scientists now warn
Robin McKie Science Editor
03, Jan, 2021 @8:15 AM
Pale and gelatinous: I tried vegan seafood so you don't have to
Plant-based alternatives may still be a work in progress but our overexploited oceans, and the fish in them, may force our hand
Megan Mayhew Bergman
02, Jan, 2021 @9:00 AM
Calls from the deep: do we need to Save the Whales all over again?
Fifty years ago, a hit album proved whales “sing” – and led to one of the great environmental success stories. But soon it could all be for nothing
Sophy Grimshaw
31, Dec, 2020 @1:40 PM
Fatal freshwater skin disease in dolphins linked to climate crisis
Researchers report affected animals off the coasts of the US, South America and Australia
Elle Hunt
29, Dec, 2020 @12:53 PM
New rules to tackle ‘wild west’ of plastic waste dumped on poorer countries
International convention to stop richer countries exporting contaminated material for recycling could mean a cleaner ocean in five years
Karen McVeigh
29, Dec, 2020 @6:30 AM
UK beach clean: disco ball and pink pants among oddest items found
Crisp packets, cup lids and wet wipes among the more mundane objects commonly encountered
Rebecca Smithers Consumer affairs correspondent
28, Dec, 2020 @10:32 AM
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